Partners

Working alongside.

The Gandhi-King Center collaborates with partner organizations on three continents. Some we met on the Gandhi Legacy Tour in India. Some are blocks from our Dayton office. Some are educating the next generation of nonviolent leaders inside conflict zones. Each is doing their own work; we make sure that work is louder, named, and connected.

The Flame of Hope lantern at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial in New Delhi
International · Japan, Vatican, India, Dayton

Flame of Hope

15 sacred flames unified into one. Gandhi’s and King’s among them.

One physical flame, unified from 15 sacred flames around the world, including Mahatma Gandhi’s eternal flame in New Delhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s eternal flame in Atlanta. The Center met Flame of Hope at Raj Ghat in 2023, mid-pilgrimage from Fukushima to the Vatican to India. They have since visited Dayton.

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The Avani campus in Kolhapur, India
Kolhapur, India · international

Avani

Rescuing children and women. Sunanda Gandhi Home for Girls.

Avani works in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, rescuing children and women from poverty and exploitation. Led by Anuradha Bhosale. The girls’ home on their campus is named for Sunanda Gandhi and was built with funds from American and Indian friends of the Gandhi family. 83% of their operating expenses go to direct programs.

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‘Wisdom of Dreams’, drawing by Asma, a student in the 21st Century Girls program
Afghanistan · expanding to Kenya, Myanmar

21st Century Girls

Engineering, robotics, coding. Girls denied school, learning anyway.

Directed by Tahmina Ahmadzai; founded by Dr. Roderic Brame. 500+ Afghan girls enrolled across nine cohorts since 2022; 226 certificates earned. A four-course sequence in engineering, robotics, Python, and a Train-the-Trainer leadership track that grows the program from inside Afghanistan itself. Hits ten of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Dayton, Ohio · local

International Peace Museum

Local partner. Season for Nonviolence host.

The International Peace Museum is the only peace museum in the United States and a long-standing partner of the Gandhi-King Center. Dr. Polkinghorn has served on their international panels. The 2024 Dayton Kickoff for the Season for Nonviolence was held with the museum’s leadership. They also hosted Flame of Hope’s Dayton ceremony. Full profile coming.

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If your organization works in nonviolence, conflict resolution, peace education, or the empowerment of communities historically denied voice and choice, and you would like to explore partnership with the Gandhi-King Center, write to us.